Where do students coming from outside the country pay their zakat al-fitr?
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The questioner : And a questioner says: Most of the students attending this lesson are from outside this country, and their fathers pay their zakat on their behalf in their home countries. Do they pay it for themselves in Makkah, or is their fathers' payment on their behalf in their home countries sufficient?
The Shaykh : It is preferable that they pay it for themselves in Makkah, and that they speak to their fathers and inform them that they will be paying the zakat for themselves. This is because the default ruling for zakat al-fitr is that it is obligatory on the person himself. If this is the default, then let them pay it for themselves here and let them inform their fathers that they will be paying zakat al-fitr here, in the place where they are.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It is preferable that they pay it for themselves in Makkah, and that they speak to their fathers and inform them that they will be paying the zakat for themselves. This is because the default ruling for zakat al-fitr is that it is obligatory on the person himself. If this is the default, then let them pay it for themselves here and let them inform their fathers that they will be paying zakat al-fitr here, in the place where they are.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1413 هـ - 15 — binothaimeen.net (1:04:07)
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